Oral history interview with Dr. Ernie Seaquist [transcript]
- 16 Apr. 2021
Transcript of an oral history interview with Dr. Ernie Seaquist conducted by Victoria Fisher and Risa de Rege.
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Oral history interview with Dr. Ernie Seaquist [transcript]
Transcript of an oral history interview with Dr. Ernie Seaquist conducted by Victoria Fisher and Risa de Rege.
Transcript of oral history interview with Mohammed Hashim conducted by Ruth Belay.
Transcripts for oral history interview with Bill Gardner conducted by Ruth Belay, one edited, one verbatim.
Transcript of oral history interview with June Larkin conducted by Ruth Belay and Daniela Ansovini.
Transcript of oral history interview with Sean Wharton conducted by Ruth Belay.
Transcript of oral history interview with Tom Mathien conducted by Ruth Belay.
Transcript of oral history interview with Mary Anne Chambers conducted by Ruth Belay.
Transcript for oral history interview with Kumaraswamy Ponnambalam conducted by Ruth Belay.
Transcript of oral history interview with Ikem Opara conducted by Ruth Belay.
Transcript of oral history interview with Dena Taylor conducted by Ruth Belay.
Transcript of oral history interview with Norman Kwan conducted by Ruth Belay and Daniela Ansovini.
Transcript of oral history interview with James Nugent conducted by Ruth Belay.
Transcript of oral history interview with John Foster conducted by Ruth Belay.
Transcript of oral history interview with Julie Mathien conducted by Ruth Belay.
Transcript of oral history interview with Ceta Ramkhalawansingh conducted by Ruth Belay and Daniela Ansovini.
Part of Tripe Family Papers
This accession of the Tripe Family Papers includes correspondence, documents, photographs, and genealogical materials relating to descendants of Emily (Tripe) James 1817-1850, as well as photographs, documents and heraldry material pertaining to both ancestors and descendants of Emily's brother Alfred Tripe 1818-1854. Correspondence, written in England, Hawaii, and mainland America, relates to Emily's grandchildren, specifically William Francis James (1861-1944), Caroline Laura James (1861-1941) and Emma Polglase (James) Stevens Edwardes (1867-1958), and their mother Caroline Sophia (Beaumont) James (1842-1927) as well as the descendants of William Francis James, particularly Francis Leicester James (1888-1977). The letters describe several visits by family members to others in England and Hawaii, as well as ongoing correspondence between the James family in Hawaii, England, and India. Of note, are descriptions and observations of travel through mainland America, a first-hand account of the 1911 Delhi Durbar, discussions of the First and Second World Wars, and the fate of an oil portrait of James James (1800) by John Opie. James family documents include rare postcards of India from 1905-1913, the majority acquired and distributed to family members by Edith (James) Storrs (1873-1940). Xerox copies in this accession of two manuscripts written by William Francis James on his experiences immigrating to the United States in the 1880s, his service with Roosevelt’s Rough Riders in Cuba during the Spanish-American War, and subsequent service as an Assistant Surgeon in the Philippines 1899-1903 can be compared with his original letters about these experiences in Tripe Family Papers 2016 (MS Coll 00050A). There is also a typescript manuscript written by William Francis James’ daughter, Naomi (James) Hart (1898-2001) on the James’ family experience of immigrating to Hawaii. Photographs depict descendants of the James family taken by Janet Dewan on trips to England and Hawaii in the 1970s and 1980s, as well as original historical photographs of James descendants taken in 1916 and 1929, and copies of historical James photographs made by Janet Dewan in 1985. Tripe material in this collection includes the metal seal bearing the crest and motto of Cornelius Tripe (1785-1860) and a wax rubbing made of the monumental inscription to William Tripe (died 1681) and Margaret his wife (died 1690) in the Parish church of All Saints, Kenton, Devon. Also included is material related to the military service of Alfred King Tripe (1887-1917), and Philip Valentine King Tripe (1918-1982), as well as five draft typescripts of memories, typed and hand-corrected by Marian F.K (Tripe) Ade (1915-2010), regarding family history, immigration, and military involvement.
Tripe Family
Part of Bruce Whiteman Papers
This collection consists of two accession of Bruce Whiteman’s papers (2018, 2019). The accessions are separated into two separate
sections, each with their own series. This includes material related to Whiteman’s personal and family history, specifically
photographs, albums and scrapbooks pertaining to his mother, June Whiteman, as well as a significant amount of material related to
his uncle, Sydney Charles Whiteman. As well as Whiteman’s personal diaries and notebooks. Also included is material related to
Whiteman’s professional life as a writer and poet, most specifically with drafts, proofs and published versions of his poetry, articles
and reviews. Also featured within this accession is material pertaining to Whiteman’s work as a teacher, specifically at the
Scattergood Friends School in Iowa, as well as the School of Continuing Education at the University of Toronto.
2018 Accession Contains Series:
• Series 1: Personal and Family History
• Series 2: Writing
• Series 3: Teaching
2019 Accession Contains Series:
• Series 1: Personal and Family History
• Series 2: Writing
• Series 3: Teaching
Part of Elspeth Cameron Papers
This accession of Elspeth Cameron’s papers includes manuscript drafts, research and other files for A Tale of Two Divas: The Curious Adventures of Jean Forsyth and Edith J. Miller in Canada’s Edwardian West (2016), and other professional and personal files relating to her life and work.
Contains series:
Part of Bruce Whiteman Papers
Includes drafts and research for his work on Constantine Simonides; Frances Jammes; drafts, proofs and other material for Intimate Letters; personal and professional correspondence; reviews and other material related to the life and work of Bruce Whiteman
Part of Derek Walcott Papers
Includes corrected first pass proofs and ‘foul matter’ from Farrar, Straus and Giroux of New York for The Poetry of Derek Walcott, 1948-2013
Part of Barry Callaghan Papers
Includes editorial material, submissions, rejections, correspondence and other material related to issues of Exile/ELQ and Exile Editions, including 2012-2014, volume 34, numbers 1-4, volume 35, numbers 1-4, volume 36, numbers 2,3,4, volume 37, numbers 1, 3-4, volume 38, numbers 1-2; the Gloria Vanderbilt literary prize long, long list submissions, 2011-2014, in memory of her son, Carter Vanderbilt Cooper; special events held in honour of Gloria Vanderbilt and the founding of the Carter V. Cooper prize; Writers Reserve applications; Ontario Arts Council applications
Part of Douglas Fetherling Papers
Includes personal and professional files and correspondence related to the life and work of George Fetherling, as well as holograph personal journals, nos. 19-23, 24 December 2012 – 15 July 2014; Twentieth Anniversary edition of Travels By Night proofs; scrapbooks of ‘Ephemeral Newspaper Scribbling’, reviews and other material related to the life and work of George Fetherling.
Part of Douglas Fetherling Papers
Includes correspondence, drafts and proofs for River of Gold: the Fraser and Cariboo gold rushes; The Sylvia Hotel Poems; Walt Whitman’s Secret; personal and professional correspondence; inscribed copies of GF books; 1 CD; scrapbooks
Part of John Metcalf Papers
This accession of John Metcalf’s papers includes personal writing; manuscripts and correspondence with various authors; correspondence with other writers; as well as journals, photographs and other material related to his life and work.
Contains series:
Part of Douglas Fetherling Papers
Includes all stages for Walt Whitman’s Secret, a new novel by George Fetherling, from ‘first stirrings’ [holograph notebook] to various drafts through to final page proofs; correspondence; scrapbooks; audio cassettes of Leonard Cohen and signed copies of Running Away to Sea and Rivers of Gold
Part of Crad Kilodney Papers
Includes correspondence with reader/friends and signed photo card of Hollywood actor Brett Halsey.
Part of Douglas Fetherling Papers
This donation contains drafts of manuscripts such as Indochina: Now and Then, Plans Deranged by Time as well as play adaptation of Fetherling’s Walt Whitman’s Secret by Sean O’Leary; and personal and business correspondence.
Part of George Whipple Papers
Includes correspondence with other writers; material from the launch of Swim Class at St. Thomas’ Church, Toronto, Ontario; Passing Through Eden; small album of original drawings by George Whipple
Part of Jack MacLeod Papers
Includes the first drafts of the first seven chapters of a new novel-in-progress, with the working title, ‘Mr. Godwin, Out of the Whirlwind’, in holograph and word processed; copies of letters to John Metcalf, re: John Newlove, Porcupine’s Quill and the upcoming publication of MacLeod’s novel, Uproar, in 2008.
Part of Barry Callaghan Papers
Includes material related to Exile: the literary quarterly, edited by Barry Callaghan, issues 29:3 to 34:1. This accession includes an accrual of manuscripts, typescript proofs, page proofs, correspondence and other materials related to the production of the journal from 2006-2009. Includes stories by Gloria Vanderbilt, as well as extensive correspondence related to the establishment of the The Gloria Vanderbilt Short Fiction Contest, in memory of her son Carter V. Cooper.
Part of George Whipple Papers
Includes Christmas, Easter and miscellaneous albums of original poems and drawings by George Whipple; appearances on audio cassettes; corrected copies of books; correspondence, 2006-2012, including with Margaret Avison’s secretary and biographer, W.J. Keith, Robyn Sarah, Leonard Enns; music score by Leonard J. Enns for Ten Thousand Rivers of Oil
Part of Afua Cooper Papers
Includes drafts, correspondence, posters, appearance material, teaching material and ephemera related to the life and work of Dr. Afua Cooper.
Part of Jack MacLeod Papers
Includes first and second drafts of as yet unpublished novel, ‘Elevation’; fourth draft of ‘Uproar’ (to be published by Porcupine’s Quill in 2008); correspondence with Sam Solecki re: ‘Uproar’, including review and proposals for second draft improvements; correspondence re: submissions – ECW Press, Dundurn Press, Anna Porter, 2006; correspondence with Eric Wright, including replies, 2005-2006; nomination letter for Richard B. Wright to receive the Order of Canada
Part of Lorna Goodison Papers
Includes copy edited manuscripts and galleys with detailed revision for U.S. version of Lorna Goodison’s From Harvey River: A Memoir of my Mother and her Island, Amistad/Harper Collins and paperback version, with new subtitle.
Part of Barbarian Press Papers
This collection complements the existing Barbarian Press Papers held at the Fisher Library. It consists of a variety of material – including correspondence, manuscripts, and other production material – related to the production and publishing of the Barbarian titles Venus & Adonis (published 2005), The Wolf’s Carol (2006), Under Strange Sail (2007), Amours de Voyage (2007) and Not Yet (privately printed in 2006), as well as various pamphlets, broadsheets and ephemera produced by the Mission, B.C. team of Crispin and Jan Elsted.
Part of John Metcalf Papers
This accession of John Metcalf’s papers includes personal writing; manuscripts and correspondence with various authors; correspondence with other writers; as well as journals, photographs and other material related to his life and work.
Contains series:
Part of Erika Ritter Papers
Includes research, drafts and print related to The Hidden Life of Humans; The Dog by the Cradle, the Serpent Beneath; “Unmuzzled” column for Dogs in Canada; The Great Big Book of Guys; The Girl I Left Behind Me; travel writing; CBC Radio writing and hosting; appearances; comedy pieces; notes for speeches, talks and readings; various radio pieces; “The Ark Gallery/Noah’s Arcade” radio programme; published and unpublished work; memorials; book reviews; professional and personal correspondence, 2004-2006 and other material related to the life and work of Erika Ritter
Part of Barbarian Press Papers
This accession consists of the manuscripts, illustrations, page proof sheets, correspondence and other editorial material for Barbarian Press books released between 2002 and 2005, including: Endgrain Editions Three: Peter Lazarov (2002), John Keats’ Eve of Saint Agnes (2003), Hoi Barbaroi: A Quarter Century at Barbarian Press (2004), Emily: Opposites Attract (2004), Carlo Toselli’s What is Time? (2004) and John Loney’s Gallipoli (2005). It also contains material for smaller, miscellanous Barbarian Press projects, including catalogues, wedding invitations and broadsheets.
Part of Richard Teleky Papers
Contains various draft manuscripts, proof sheets, notes and source material for Teleky's novels (Pack Up the Moon, Winter in Hollywood), poetry (The Hermit's Kiss, The Hermit in Arcadia) and non-fiction writing (The Dog on the Bed: A Canine Alphabet; draft versions of short stories for anthologies edited by Teleky (including The Exile Book of Canadian Dog Stories and The Exile Book of Yiddish Women Writers ed. Frieda Johles Forman); plus some correspondence related to these projects.
Arrangement: The material is arranged chronologically in four series:
1) Monographs;
2) Poetry;
3) Edited volumes;
4) Works by other authors and miscellaneous material.
Part of John Metcalf Papers
This accession of John Metcalf’s papers includes manuscripts and correspondence with various authors; correspondence with other writers; editing files for the journal CNQ (Canadian Notes and Queries) and the publication Best Canadian Stories; as well as personal writing, journals, photographs and other material related to his life and work.
Contains series:
Part of John Metcalf Papers
Includes Porcupine’s Quill Press submissions, rejections, reviews, print runs, scrapbook, log and correspondence; Canadian Notes and Queries submissions, rejections and correspondence; photographs: artists and writers (i.e. Eden Mills Writer’s Festival, 2001-2005)
Part of Alberto Manguel Papers
This collection includes original draft manuscripts, galleys and page proofs for Manguel's published work, including his book A Reading Diary (2004) and his anthology Penguin Book of Christmas Stories (2005), as well as for his articles, reviews and other projects for a variety of publications. It also includes translations of his work, published clippings (of his own work and articles about him), correspondence (October 1999-July 2005) - both personal and business - material related to his work on various literary juries (including the Man Booker International Prize 2005), his drawings, and bound galleys and page-proofs of books sent to Manguel for review.
Part of Maureen Scott Harris Papers
This collection consists of manuscript drafts for various Harris projects, including her chapbook The Raven and the Writing Desk (illustrated by Kelly Aitken and published by Jack Pine Press, 2007), drafts for various freelance writing projects, including blurbs.
Part of Maureen Scott Harris Papers
Includes early and late drafts, correspondence, editorial material, proofs and cover designs for Drowning Lessons; drafts for The World Speaks; correspondence with Malcolm Ross; editorial correspondence with Barry Dempster and other material related to the life and work of Maureen Scott Harris
Part of Maureen Scott Harris Papers
This latest accession of Maureen Harris’ papers consists of manuscripts of her submissions to literary journals and literary award contests, as well as correspondence related to those submissions. It also includes material related to various other Harris projects, including her work with Brick Books (where she was, until 2009, its production editor), the League of Canadian Poets and the Literary Press Group of Canada.
Part of Alberto Manguel Papers
This latest accession complements and builds on the existing collections of Alberto Manguel's papers held at the Fisher Library. It consists of manuscript drafts (including translations) of his various works - both fiction and non-fiction - including his 2007 Massey Lecture, "The City of Words." It also contains other editorial material, primarily galley and page proofs, as well as correspondence and material related to awards won by Manguel and various literary juries he has served on.
Part of Douglas Fetherling Papers
Includes proofs of Red Light Neon by Daniel Francis; Canadian Poems for Canadian Kids edited by Jen Hamilton, illustrated by Merrill Fearon (both Subway Books titles); first proofs, corrected, of River of Gold by George Fetherling; only proof, corrected, of revised edition of Running Away to Sea by George Fetherling; working files of Subway Books, George Fetherling’s small press, 1997 to date, arranged by title. These files include manuscripts; correspondence with authors, editors, distributors, sales representatives and interns; catalogues; production records; photographs and illustrations; outgoing and incoming publicity; reviews and materials relating to memberships in publishing organizations. Personal and professional correspondence is included, as well as foreign editions and scrapbooks of newspaper columns, 2005-2007; and two original portraits of George Fetherling by Gerhard Harpe and Dane Leming.
Part of Karen Mulhallen Papers
Includes material relating to the publication of Descant magazine.
Part of David Donnell Papers
Includes holograph, typescript and word processed drafts of poems, reviews and other work by David Donnell; material, including student work, relating to teaching master poetry classes at Ryerson University and the University of Toronto; correspondence; print, appearances and other material related to the life and work of David Donnell.
Part of George Elliott Clarke Papers
This accession of George Elliott Clarke’s papers contains extensive email correspondence from 2015 to 2018, as well as personal
correspondence, notes, invitations and letters. There is material related to published and upcoming books, most notably including
holograph notebooks for Canticles I, II, III and Portia White. As well as an early draft of The Motorcyclist and a film script co-written
with William D. MacGillvray based on George and Rue. Contains a draft, agreement and correspondence for GEC’s memoir, which
will be published by Alfred A. Knopf. Accession contains a large number of word processed academic articles and lectures, as well as
material related to Clarke’s role as a Professor at the University of Toronto. This accession includes poetry, articles and interviews
from Clarke’s time as the Parliamentary Poet Laureate (2016-2017), as well as poetry written during the period of 2015 to 2018,
including those sent by email. Records also contain research material, primarily as photocopied journals, articles and books, on the
topic of Black history, specifically in Nova Scotia. There is also poetry and other writing by other authors, which is primarily sent to
Clarke for revision or comments. In particular, there is a significant amount of information related to Rienzi Crusz.